Glenn Wilbur Shawback age 83, of Waltham, died Tuesday evening, Oct. 15, 2002, at the Good Samaritan Center in Preston, Minn.

He was born March 13, 1919, in Waltham, the son of Arthur and Clara (Foster) Shawback. He attended school in Waltham and completed further mechanical training in Brownsdale. He worked on the family farm in Waltham and in trucking and mechanical occupations before enlisting in the United States Army Air Corps in 1942. He trained in Texas at Pampa Army Airfield in aircraft maintenance and operations, supervising 300 ground crewmen. Glenn served six months in the Asian Pacific Theatre flying between India and China. He separated from the Air Corps as a master sergeant and was awarded the Theatre service, Victory, and Good Conduct medals.

On Nov. 10, 1946, Glenn was united in marriage to Lillian Marie Waldo in Glenville. They made their home in Waltham where Glenn established the Shawback Garage, providing automobile sales and repair for 50 years at the same location. He also farmed the family property and his own property until 1996. Lillian died on Nov. 8, 1990. He was remarried on Aug. 24, 1991, in Rochester to Nancy Craig and later divorced. Glenn was a member of the Hayfield American Legion Post for 55 years. Glenn entered the Good Samaritan Center in Preston in May of 2002.

Survivors include one daughter, Kathryn (Jerry) McBrearty of Pacific Palisades, Calif.; two grandchildren: Jerry Jr. and Elizabeth McBrearty; two brothers: Harry Shawback of Seattle, Wash., and Donald (Mary Ann) Shawback of Lewisburg, Pa.; three sisters: Donna Cameron of rural Waltham, Ilene (Reginald) Santos of Brazil, and Ellen (Jim) Gibson of Melbourne, Fla.; and many other relatives and friends.

His parents; a brother, Milton Shawback; and a sister, Wilma Shawback, preceded him in death.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, Waltham, with the Rev. John Heruth officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Military honors by the Hayfield American Legion Post. There will be no visitation or reviewal. The Worlein Funeral Home of Austin is handling arrangements for the family.

Memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota-Dakotas Chapter For Minnesota-Dakotas Chapter of the Research Programs, 4550 West 77th St., Suite 200, Edina, MN 55435.